District Governor Sue Hayward 1 November 2024-28 February 2025

Sue joined Rotary in 1995 in Adelaide, SA.  She was the Charter President of the RC Prospect Sunrise.  On moving to Sydney, Sue joined the RC Sydney Darling Harbour, aka ‘The Darlings’, and between those two clubs has held all director positions, including being ‘recycled’ as a President in 2004-05.  Sue has been actively involved in all club activities and has nominated many members during her time as a Rotarian.

Sue was  District Governor for D9675 in 2018/19, which encompasses the southern half of metropolitan Sydney, the Illawarra and around the base of the Blue Mountains and is sharing the role again in 2024/25. She has been on the Governance Committee, and the Learning & Development Committee since 2020, and has been the Conference Chair or speaker coordinator for several of the D9675 Conferences.

Sue’s early career was in vocational training, and business management & consulting.  She ran her own RTO before moving to Sydney and joining the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.  She was then in executive management roles in health regulation, with the NSW Medical Board and AHPRA. 

Sue is on the Board of the Older Women’s Network NSW (OWNNSW) and is the Coordinator for the Southern Highlands Older Women’s Network (SHOWN).  She now  captures people’s life stories, in their own words, to leave as a legacy for future generations through ‘Grand Stories’.

Sue is married to Mike who is a retired architect, and they have a son, Simon, who is a medical practitioner and a daughter-in-law, Kendall, who is a veterinary surgeon.  They both live in Adelaide.